Charles Goodrich murder.... Lizzie Lloyd King....
Item #671644
March 12, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 12, 1873
* Charles Goodrich murder solved ?
* Lizzie Lloyd King (Kate Stoddard)
The top of page 3 has one column headings: "LIGHT AT LAST" "The Goodrich Murder Mystery Solved" "Confession Of Kate Stoddard" "The Story of a Discarded Woman" and more. Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Lloyd King would eventually be found guilty of... See More
Virginia City, Nevada explosion disaster...
Item #671643
July 1, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 1, 1873
* Virginia City NV Nevada
* Nitroglycerin explosion
The top of page 10 has one column headings: "A Frightful Explosion" "Deadly Effects of Nitro-Glycerine..." (see)
Complete in 12 pages, a little wear at the margins, damp staining along the spine, generally good.
1873 Clay Street, Baltimore fire disaster...
Item #671633
July 4, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 4, 1873
* Clay Street fire disaster
* Baltimore, Maryland
Page 5 has one column headings that include: "A BLAZE IN BALTIMORE" "The Monumental City in Danger of Destruction" "A Spark For A Furnace" "One Hundred Houses Destroyed" "The Losses Estimated at a Million of Dollars" and more with a nice, detailed map of the... See More
1873 Mark Twain letter re. Shah of Persia...
Item #671632
July 4, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 4, 1873
* Mark Twain - Samuel Clemens letter
* Shah of Persia visit to London, England
* Nasar al-Din Shah Qajar
Page 5 has a letter by Mark Twain with Many headings that include: "THE SHAH" "Mark Twain Executes His Contract and Delivers the Persian in London" "A Welcome Of Thunders" and more. (see) The letter takes up about 2 1/2 col... See More
1873 Sorcerers arrested... Black magic...
Item #671625
July 25, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 25, 1873
* Sorceresses - witches - mediums
* Magic - supernatural
Page 5 has one column headings that include: "INFAMY" "How the Philadelphia Sorceresses Were Arrested" "One of the "Mediums" Curses Her Betrayer" and more. (see)
Complete with 10 pages, nice condition.... See More
Horace Greeley's Overland Journey - Pike's Peak...
Item #671615
August 23, 1859
NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Aug. 23, 1859 Page 5 has the 20th installment of Horace Greeley's "An Overland Journey - XX. THE EMIGRATION", which has more than two columns on his observations during his visit to Pike's Peak and the surrounding region. Quite interesting. See images for considerable details.
The front page has much regarding what is now referred to as the Th... See More
Death of the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence...
Item #671590
November 21, 1832
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 1832
* Charles Carroll death
* Declaration of Independence signer (last survivor)
* From our nation's capital
The front page begins with a black-bordered report: "Funeral of Charles Carroll", the last surviving person who signed the Declaration of Independence. He was 95 years old at death.
Also at the top of the ftpg... See More
Jim Bowie draws national attention: the Sandbar fight...
Item #671557
November 17, 1827
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 17, 1827
* James - Jim Bowie
* Texas folk hero
* The Sandbar fight
* Battle of the Alamo fame
A hero of the Battle of the Alamo some nine years later first drew national attention for his involvement in the Sandbar fight in Mississippi. The Sandbar Fight was a Sept. 19 brawl featuring Jim Bowie which first showcased his knife, which later ... See More
Four very early issues from San Diego...
Item #671514
September 21, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, 1871
* Rare & early from Southern California
A lot of four issues which are very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead.
All four pages have various news tidbits of the day, including local, regional, and national reports. A great wealth of advertisement... See More
Early & very nice newspaper from San Diego...
Item #671513
September 21, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Sept. 21, 1871
* Rare & early from Southern California
Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead. All four pages have various news tidbits of the day, including local, regional, and national reports. A great wealth of advertisements as well, several of ... See More
American Lifesaving Services... Philadelphia "Clever Town Built by Quakers"...
Item #671452
HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, February, 1882 This issue contains an article on: "The American Life-Saving Service" which takes 15 pages and includes 15 illustrations. The article includes descriptions of the various methods of lifesaving as well as the tools used by rescuers.Also within this issue is: "A Clever Town Built by Quakers" referring to is Philadelp... See More
Dr. Henry S. Tanner great fast....
Item #671367
August 4, 1880
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 4, 1880
* Dr. Henry S. Tanner
* Fasting for better health experiment ?
* Clarendon Hall, New York City
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "THE SPUNKY SKELETON" "Dr. Tanner Persists in His Perilous Undertaking" "His Rebellious Stomach in an Impr... See More
City Hall Park baseball... Syrian massacres...
Item #671329
October 27, 1860
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 27, 1860
* Baseball games in New York's City Hall Park causing strife
* The Billiard Tournament at Lynch's Billiard Rooms
* Syrian Massacres
The front page has news from Europe telling of Syrian massacres. A backpage report gives details regarding a Billiards Tournament at Lynch's Billiard Rooms at Union Square (with mention of the famous match betwe... See More
1865 Andrew Johnson Reconstruction...
Item #671317
December 1, 1865
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 1, 1865 Ftpg. has: " The Writ Of Habeas Corpus" It is Restored at the North" "The South Not Yet Granted Its Privilages" "Proclamation By The President". Proclamation is signed in type: Andrew Johnson.
Complete with 8 pages, uncut, a little light staining near dateline, nice condition.
re. Winfield Scott Hancock's death...
Item #671264
February 12, 1886
DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, February 12, 1886
* Winfield Scott Hancock funeral (day of)
* United States Army General
* Democratic nominee for president
The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "ON GOVERNOR'S ISLAND" "Preparations Completed For The Funeral Of. Gen. Hancock" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, ir... See More
1874 Memorial Hall at Havard dedication......
Item #671229
June 24, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 24, 1874
* Memorial Hall (Harvard University)
* Cambridge, Massachusetts dedication
The top of page 3 has one column headings that include: "THE COLLEGES" "Dedication of Memorial Hall at Harvard" "Harvard Dedication Day" (see) Text takes up 2 full columns.
Other news of the day. Complete with 12 pages, nice condition.... See More
1874 Central Baptist Church disaster in Syracuse....
Item #671228
June 17, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 17, 1874
* Pre Black Hills expedition
* General George A. Custer
* Sioux Indians - Native Americans
Page 7 has a brief report from Fort Abraham Lincoln in North Dakota with the small headings: "Sioux On The War Path" "Custer Preparing to Move Against Them-Friendly Indians Eager for Blood and Scalps" (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with 1... See More
1874 Central Baptist Church disaster in Syracuse....
Item #671227
June 25, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 25, 1874
* Central Baptist Church disaster
* Syracuse, New York floor collapse
The top of page 7 has one column headings that include: "THE CHURCH DISASTER" "Heartrending Scene" "A Happy Throne Suddenly Buried in a Struggling Mass" and more. (see) Text takes up almost 2 full columns with list of the dead and injured.
Other news of th... See More
Bi-lingual Louisiana newspaper from shortly after the Civil War...
Item #671214
December 8, 1866
THE WEEKLY IBERVILLE SOUTH, Plaquemine, Louisiana, Dec. 8, 1866 Uncommon newspaper from this town just south of Baton Rouge and from shortly after the end of the Civil War. "Union List of Newspapers" notes just 4 institutions having any holdings of this title, and none have issues of this early date.
This is a bi-lingual newspaper, as the front leaf is entirely in English, and the... See More
New Orleans massacre of 1866...
Item #671205
July 31, 1866
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 31, 1866
* New Orleans massacre of 1866
* Anti-racist marchers - Negroes
* White Democrats attack black republicans
The front page: "GREAT RIOT" "Anarchy & Bloodshed in New Orleans" "Massacre of Several Prominent White Citizens" "A Great Number of Colored Men Killed" with more related to this event (see).
Complete ... See More
From this exclusive Long Island community... Sag Harbor destroyed by fire...
Item #671159
March 3, 1877
THE CORRECTOR, Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, March 3, 1877
* Rare high class community title
* Fire disaster w/ related map
An uncommon title from this once-famous whaling town near the eastern end of Long Island, now more famous as a playground for the rich & famous who frequent the neighboring Hamptons.
The features a detailed report headed: "EXTENSIVE... See More
1871 United States expedition to Korea...
Item #671147
August 22, 1871
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 22, 1871
* United States expedition to Korea
* 1st American military action there
Page 3 has a large map headed: "THE WAR IN THE COREA, The Scene of Operations of Our Asiatic Squadron on the 10th and 11th of Hune, 1871, on the Salee River" One column headings include: "THE COREA" "Full Account of Our Naval and Military Operations" "A ... See More
Popular for the colorful political cartoons...
Item #671125
April 5, 1893
PUCK, New York, April 5, 1893
* Color political prints - cartoons
Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are much desired for their displayability. This issue has as ... See More
1874 James Fisk, Jr. statue dedication...
Item #671079
May 31, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 31, 1874
* James Fisk, Jr. statue dedication - unveiling
* Brattleboro, Vermont - Prospect Hill Cemetery
The top of page 10 has one column headings that inlcude: "JAMES FISK, JR." "Dedication of the Monument at Brattleboro" and more. (see) Text takes almost a full column.
Other news of the day. Complete with 16 pages, nice condition.... See More
1st colored cadet at West Point...
Item #671078
July 7, 1870
THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 7, 1870
* James Webster Smith's mistreatment
* 1st African American appointed to cadetship
* West Point - United States Military Academy
Page 8 has a letter from James Webster Smith headed: "The Colored Cadet" "Hardships of the Hartford Darky at West Point--His Letter Home--A Pretty Hard Case" This letter is signed in type: J. W. Smith. He... See More
From the "heyday" of Asbury Park, New Jersey...
Item #671021
July 27, 1888
THE DAILY PRESS, Asbury Park & Ocean Grove, New Jersey, July 27, 1888
* From this tourist mecca of the 19th century
An interesting newspaper from these once-famous vacation meccas on the Jersey coast, containing various news of the day with an emphasis on tourism-related items. Page 2 has: "History of Asbury Park" taking ov
... See More
* From this tourist mecca of the 19th century
* Famous hotels in illustrated ads
An interesting newspaper from these once-famous vacation meccas on the Jersey coast, containing various news of the day with an emphasis on tourism-related items. Page 2 has: "History of Asbury Park" taking ov
Much concerning the Sioux Indians...
Item #670957
August 28, 1876
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Aug. 28, 1876
* Post Custer massacre
The front has one column heads: "The Sioux War" "Practical Failure and Close of the Campaign" "The Indians Divide, One Band Moving North and the Other South" and more. (see)
Complete with 8 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.... See More
Baseball game made famous by Currier and Ives...
Item #670944
August 4, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 4, 1865
* Famous Currier and Ives baseball game
* Post Civil War reconstruction
On the back page has a brief report with box scores under the small headings: "Base Ball" "Championship Match--Atlantic vs. Mutual". (see)
This is a report of the very game which was the subject of a famous Currier and Ives print titled: "The American Nation... See More
Charles Wilkes' Antarctica revisited in 1874... ...
Item #670918
June 8, 1874
NEW YORK HERALD, June 8, 1874
* American explorer Charles Wilkes
* Exploration of Antarctica revisited w/ map
The top half of page 3 has a map headed: "THE ANTARCTIC REGION" One column headings include: "WILKES' CONTINENT" "The Antarctic Land of the American Explorer Evaporated" and more.
Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, nice condition.... See More
Cheyenne Indians on the warpath in North Dakota...
Item #670898
June 6, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 6, 1874
* Cheyenne Indians - Native Americans
* On the warpath in North Dakota
* General George A. Custer in pursuit
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "The Reds On The Warpath" with subhead. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, very nice condition.
Susan B. Anthony's fine for voting revoked...
Item #670896
June 1, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 1, 1874
* Susan B. Anthony - Women's rights
* Illegal voting fine dismissed by judge
Page 7 has an article headed: "Susan B. Anthony Victorious Over Judge Hunt" with subhead: "Susan B. Anthony's Fine for Attempting to Vote..." (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with all 1`2 pages, very nice condition.... See More
American Museaum of Natural History cornerstone laid...
Item #670895
June 3, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 3, 1874
* American Museum of Natural History
* Cornerstone laid by Ulysses S. Grant
* Manhattan, New York City
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "THE NEW MUSEUM" with subheads. (see) Text takes up over a full column.
Other news of the day. Complete with 12 pages, a little light creasing, nice condition.... See More
First Hebrew Free School in New York City... Reconstruction...
Item #670894
June 16, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, June 16, 1865
* 1st Hebrew free school in NYC
* Post Civil War reconstruction
The front page has a great amount of content on the Reconstruction process in the South including: "Reconstruction Gossip at the National Capital" "The People of the South Converted by the Sword to the Northern Version of the Constitution" "They Accept the Over... See More
6 issues on John Brown's raid of Harpers Ferry...
Item #670887
November 16, 1859
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C. A lot of 6 issues dated Nov. 16, 19, 24, 26, Dec. 22 & 24, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Each has reports relating to the John Brown insurrection at Harper's Ferry. Great to have these reports in this famous newspaper from the nation's capital.
Each issue is four pages, never... See More
1874 Culpeper, Virginia Negro hanging...
Item #670841
April 11, 1874
NEW YORK HERALD, June 13, 1874
* Culpeper County, Virginia
* Negro hanging - detailed account
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "A NEGRO HANGED" with subheads. (see) Text takes up over a full column.
Other news of the day. Complete with 12 pages, nice condition.
Battle of Ridgeway (1866)....
Item #670840
June 8, 1866
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 8, 1866
* Fenian raids in Canada
The top of the front page has one column headings: "THE FENIANS" "Operations On The Border" "ANOTHER INVASION OF CANADA" "Ten Thousand Canadians Concentrated at Montreal" and more. Lengthy text.
Other news of the day soon after the end of the Civil War. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, nic... See More
Lincoln and Hamlin for President & Vice President... Capture of a slave ship...
Item #670833
October 6, 1860
DAILY ATLAS AND BEE, Boston, Oct. 6, 1860 This was obviously a Republican newspaper, as near the top of the front page is campaign ad supporting: "For President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, of Illinois - For Vice President, HANNIBAL HAMLIN, of Maine" and noting Nov. 6 as the date for the election--the very day of this issue. The ftpg. also has a bit stating the newspaper: "...its earnest... See More
Harriett Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin...
Item #670832
November 11, 1852
THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 1852 This newspaper is forever linked to the best-selling novel of the 19th century: "Uncle Tom's Cabin", for the book was originally released as a 40 week serial in this anti-slavery newspaper beginning in June, 1851. It was the newspaper's publisher who encouraged Stowe to produce the work in book form, and it is common consens... See More
1893 Lizzie Borden murder trial ending...
Item #670819
June 8, 1893
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., June 8, 1893
* Lizzie Borden murder trial
* Fall River, Massachusetts
* Woman hatchet killings
Page 4 has an article with coverage on the Lizzie Borden murder case with heading: "Some Important Witnesses" "Examined In The Borden Case" "Lizzie Borden's Uncle on the Stand..." "" and more. Lengthy text takes up o... See More
1876 Brooklyn Bridge under construction....
Item #670806
January 8, 1876
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 8, 1876 The front page includes a print of: "The New York Anchorage of the East River Bridge" plus two smaller prints as well. This was the Brooklyn Bridge. There is a related article as well. The balance of the issue has various illustration and articles on the latest inventions of the day.
Complete in sixteen pages, minor margin wear, very ... See More
Working to abolish alcoholic beverages...
Item #670804
YOUNG WOMEN, Chicago, December, 1895 An interesting magazine published by the Young Women's Christian Temperance Union whose focus was the outlaw of alcoholic beverages. They also worked to promote women's right to vote.Decorative title page, 12 pages, 9 1/2 by 13 inches, minor binding slits at the blank spine, nice condition.
Statue of Liberty on display...
Item #670794
September 7, 1878
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 7, 1878 A feature of this issue is: "Bartholdi's Colossal Statue of Liberty" which shows the head on display in Paris. Included is a related article noting the final size would be 105 feet high plus an 82 feet pedestal. The bust itself was 29 1/2 feet high and 13+ feet in diameter. It would be formally dedicated in 1886.
Complete in 16 page... See More
Encounters with the Indians in Florida...
Item #670792
May 19, 1836
NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1836 Page 2 has: "Renewal of Indian Hostilities" being a report from Tallahassee, Florida, concerning General Scott and Col. Gamble's situation with the Indians. A few bits note: "...and if there should be a large force of Indians, the whole will be butchered...I can spare no more time, as I must prepare to meet the savage foe." with other... See More
The Maryland "Jew Bill" is finally passed...
Item #670788
March 19, 1825
THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 19, 1825 The prime content in this issue is the page 2 report from "Maryland" noting three acts which have passed the legislature, the first & most significant being the Jew Bill, which for many years had been attempted before finally being approved in 1825. The text of the bill includes: "Be it enacted by the general assembly of Maryl... See More
Beginning of the Impressionist movement in France...
Item #670782
May 13, 1876
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 13, 1876 Page 2 has an inconspicuous yet quite historic report which essentially reports on the beginning of the Impressionist movement in the art world in France. Those artists now known as the "Impressionists" were ostracized by the established art world who would not allow their work to be shown at the prestigious Salon exhibition in Paris. They decid... See More
A wealth of content on John Brown & the Harper's Ferry insurrection...
Item #670777
November 26, 1859
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 26, 1859 Page 7 has nearly 3 1/2 columns taken up with very detailed reports under the heading: "John Brown's Invasion", containing a wealth of reporting. The subheads include: "Cook's Confession" "The Virginia Fright" and: "The Pardon Of Cook". Included are several letters signed in type by John Brown and John E. Cooke a... See More
The Medicine Lodge Treaty...
Item #670769
November 16, 1867
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, Nov. 16, 1867 The prime content concerns the Medicine Lodge Treaty, taking all of page 5 and includes 4 prints, the largest captioned: "Council of the Arapahoe & Comanche Indians on Medicine Lodge Creek, Arkansas...". The others show: "Comanche Indians on the Way to the Great Council on Medicine Lodge Creek", "T... See More
Terrific, early views of San Francisco and Sacramento...
Item #670760
November 29, 1851
SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Nov. 29, 1851 The front page has a great & very early: "View Of San Francisco From the Foot of Telegraph Hill" with a related article on the city which: "...has now a population of about 40,000, with over 100 miles of streets laid out...".
Additionally the back page has a great: "View Of Sacramento City, From the River" ... See More
The "fever" for California gold has begun...
Item #670739
September 30, 1848
SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Sept. 30, 1848 Page 2 has a nice report headed: "The Gold Region" with bits including: "...accounts heretofore received of he existence of gold on the borders of various rivers in California and the made excitement that prevails in all that region to share in the spoils...sailors, printers, travellers, all classes, hurrying to the branches ... See More
The first newspaper published in Wyoming...
Item #670734
August 27, 1875
CHEYENNE DAILY LEADER, Wyoming (Territory), Aug. 27, 1875 A very elusive title from 15 years before Wyoming statehood. The Leader was the very first newspaper published in the territory, having begun in September, 1867.
Typical news & ads of the day with page 3 beginning: "Cheyenne As An Outfitting Point!". Many of the ads are illustrated.
Four pages, in great condition.... See More
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